Abdul Hakim-ShabazzThe Statehouse FileThis week Indiana lawmakers will very likely approve legislative maps for Congress and those for the Indiana House and Senate. And if Democrats want to win elections, they need to present ideas to the voters, not count on political boundaries. And even though Democrats drew the House maps in 2000, Republicans managed to win in 2004, when Mitch Daniels got elected. In the current maps, Republicans didn’t have to do much gerrymandering because of the political demographics of Indiana. If Democrats want to win in Indiana, they need to offer up ideas and meet the voters where they are.

Source: The Herald September 22, 2021 10:07 UTC